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How To Prevent Cold Sores

Health Encyclopedia: Sinusitis Prevention

Prevention

The best way to prevent sinusitis is to avoid and, if unavoidable, effectively treat colds and influenza.

Good Hygiene and Preventing Transmission

Colds and flu are spread primarily when an infected person coughs or sneezes near someone else. A very common method for transmitting a cold is by shaking hands. Everyone should always wash his or her hands before eating and after going outside. Ordinary soap is sufficient. Waterless hand cleaners that contain an alcohol-based gel are also eff...

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Expert & Community Posts

Herpes Tests: How to Choose?

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Maybe your partner (or ex) has just told you he/she has herpes. Or maybe you’ve recently... Read more »

A Cold Sore Cure?

By Penelope James , Health Expert

...HSV-1, which is very common and typically causes cold sores on the mouth, produces microbits of... Read more »

Breaking the News

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Have you just met someone who you'd like to be (or have already been) intimate with and want to... Read more »

Pregnancy and Herpes

By Charlotte Grayson, M.D. , Health Expert

...adult who has an active infection of oral herpes (cold sores). Unfortunately, when infants do... Read more »

Oral Herpes, Genital Herpes, and Celebrities (Oh My!)

By Penelope James , Health Expert

There has been a lot of herpes talk in the media lately (and by “media” I mean gossip blogs... Read more »

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Skin Exfoliation and Resurfacing Treatments

...deep red but gradually lightens as it regenerates.Complications. Complications include white heads, cold sores, infection, scarring, numbness, and permanent discoloration, particularly in people... Read more »

Herpes Simplex: Symptoms

...than HSV-1.) Recurrences are usually much milder than primary infections and are known commonly as cold sores or fever blisters (because they may arise during a bout of cold or flu). They usually... Read more »

Herpes Simplex: Introduction

...19%Genital Herpes TrendsHSV-2 is the main cause of genital herpes. HSV-1 is the main cause of oral herpes (cold sores), but it also causes a small percentage of genital herpes infections. The same... Read more »

Herpes Simplex: Diagnosis

...(Aphthous Ulcers). Common canker sores (known medically as aphthous ulcers) are often confused with the cold sores of HSV-1. Canker sores frequently crop up singly or in groups on the inside of... Read more »

Herpes Simplex: Treatment for Oral Herpes

...and famciclovir (Famvir) -- the anti-viral pills used to treat genital herpes -- can also treat the cold sores associated with oral herpes. In addition, acyclovir is available in topical form (see... Read more »

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